Can you stay eligible-recruiting game
If this is frowned upon, slam the banhammer on me.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
That was actually far more amusing then I thought it would be.
And the NCAA did want to speak with me. Stupid coach and his home-cooked meals...
January 19th, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
This is pretty awesome.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:40 PM ^
I liked it. Good job (and i stayed eligible!)
Had zero fun during college though so I think i'm glad I didnt play sports given some of the stupid rules these guys have to follow........
January 19th, 2011 at 4:52 PM ^
Says a lot about the sheer number of rules there are.
Is it realistic to expect kids to be able to keep track of it all?
January 19th, 2011 at 4:42 PM ^
That was pretty interesting even though I missed out on some dough for coaching the little kids and a loan from a family member.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:45 PM ^
Every time a question came up I thought.....it's a trap, say no and run home.
I said no to everything....think I might have even tased a lawyer/agent or two.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
Just trust no one and shun all unnecessary human contact!
January 19th, 2011 at 6:16 PM ^
But loaner cars are always OK.
Too soon?
January 19th, 2011 at 4:45 PM ^
thats was my downfall....but i told the truth! great game, good find
January 19th, 2011 at 5:05 PM ^
Agreed. That was the only one I missed as well.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:47 PM ^
I got 10 for 10!!! I got 10 for 10!!!!
First Hoke, then Borges, then Mattison, then the news that some more prospects are considering Michigan. And now this - me getting 10 for 10. Could this day get any better?
(With all of the good news coming out of Michigan, I am ready to get excited over just about anything).
January 19th, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
But can you play defense?
January 19th, 2011 at 5:09 PM ^
So I probably could have started last year? (kidding, of course)
January 19th, 2011 at 4:49 PM ^
But it's not like these football players don't have someone to ask about the rules. How hard is it to shoot the compliance person an email and ask if it's ok?
So yes, it was fun trying to figure out what was and wasn't a violation, but in reality, it's a lot less complicated than memorizing the rules.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
Very good point.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:42 PM ^
But if you weren't taking a quiz that you knew was trying to trick you then you could easily not even think if it was a violation or not. If my coach asked if i wanted to come over for sunday dinner every week I would never think twice about it. I wouldn't be emailing the compliance person about every little decision in my life.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:05 PM ^
How hard is it to shoot compliance an email? Haven't we already learned the lesson from this?
Ask Ann Volano:
January 19th, 2011 at 4:54 PM ^
so many of these rules contradict each other. it's ok to get a trip home for an award or a movie w/ the team that is paid for by the school. but give your name to a local business and receive no benefit - violation time.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:16 PM ^
What has never made sense to me is that a school can pay for a player's meals, even give him $ to spend when a recruit is in town, but a coach having a guy over for dinner is an issue. How is that an extra benefit?
January 19th, 2011 at 6:12 PM ^
It's not-- as long as it's not happening with regularity. If you were getting free food every week from the coach, I can see the costs for that adding up. It's the same reason I stop by my parents' once a week or so, because it helps lower the grocery bill. Oh, and because I love them...
January 19th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
whats worse...
Trying to keep track of these rules?
or
every poster fearing a banhammer everytime they write something?
January 19th, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
every poster fearing a banhammer everytime they write something?
This came up the other day as well when someone worried about being treated harshly, but had posted something that was almost unanimously heralded as interesting.
The thing is, those in whose minds this question/concern even arises show a tendency to look at their ideas more objectively, evaluate them, edit them, etc... and therefore have higher quality posts. This thread appears to be such an example.
The problem is that all too often, someone just throws something up on the board without thinking critically about it. They are the ones who should fear the hammer (IMHE).
January 19th, 2011 at 6:12 PM ^
I thought this was fun, interesting and made me hungry (didn't Rita have guys over for dinner?). No need to punish the poster (at least if it doesn't occur with any frequency!).
January 21st, 2011 at 8:08 AM ^
Use HD foil for your hat, it won't let as many rays through.
There are several things I fear. I can't imagine the day I'd spend any time worrying about a banhammer.
January 21st, 2011 at 9:03 AM ^
For having "signature pics" of a girl that was fully clothed. You could see the outline of her huge bewbs and her nipples were cold but still got the hammer.
That and I was laughing at the main board moderators for censoring some threads.
Just dumb so no more rivals.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
Mwireless is killin me
Sorry bout the doublepost
January 19th, 2011 at 5:08 PM ^
Appreciate ya looking at the game. It's flat out amazing how many rules and stuff these kids are subjected to.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:04 PM ^
is that, more than likely, your coach/academic office/whoever isn't asking you to do things that will jeopardize your elibibility. So, really, there are only a few that you would even have to ask about, for the rest, you trust your coach that he isn't going to ask/offer anything that is going to be illegal in the eyes of the NCAA. If it's an offer from someone else, like CP said, ask somebody if you're not sure.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:19 PM ^
It's pretty simple to stay eligible. If there's any doubt in your mind, say no until you have time to ask your compliance officer. There's a reason those people get paid and the athletes (hypothetically, I'm not trying to start a debate about whether or not players are paid) don't.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:22 PM ^
But the sorority girls LOVE me. Yeah, I'm fine with that.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:28 PM ^
I got all 10. That was pretty cool thanks!
January 19th, 2011 at 5:32 PM ^
I'm glad the sorority girl was trying to make money for the kids, because there was no way I could've said no to Mary Catherine-Morehead. I mean come on... look at the last part of her last name...
January 19th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
No neg from me, but my school is in a shit load of trouble, damn the coach's wife and her home made meatloaf!
January 19th, 2011 at 6:03 PM ^
I don't know if I'd be going there every week for food. I mean, once or twice is OK, but the program kind of made the decision for you. That bugged me a little.
Moral of the story: Talk to a compliance officer, and get a second opinion from an attorney, when you or your loved one becomes a sought-after student-athelete to be sure what's OK and what's not.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:51 PM ^
I thought it was pretty easy. The rules basically boil down to this:
1. Is it available for everybody to reasonably use?
2. Are you only being offered this because you're an athlete?
3. Rules 1 and 2 do not apply if the person had a relationship with you before you were a D-1 athlete.
I did miss out on the free trip home, although, to be honest, my hometown was close enough to Ann Arbor that I wouldn't have wanted to risk eligibility over $10 gas money.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:55 PM ^
...but it seems to have a bit of an agenda with it's snarky comments (i.e., "sorry, you're eating hot pockets again!"). College athletes have plenty of food available to them. They are not starving.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:04 PM ^
Yeah that bugged me too. It's not like you can't ask your mom for food when she comes up or money for clothes or something.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:28 PM ^
Lol Hot pockets
Congratulations! You walked the straight and narrow, NCAA-style. Combine that compliance with your talents, and you’re a first-round draft pick in the NFL. Nicely done.
January 19th, 2011 at 9:33 PM ^
I dissed the sorority girls and didn't have to, but got busted for eating at coach's crib! WHAT!
January 21st, 2011 at 9:23 AM ^
Same here. I remember RR had players over to eat, so I thought it would be okay.
They tricked me with the every week part.